1.3 Timetable for presentation and publication
Sections 1.3.1 to 1.3.3 below contain the legislative requirements and any other expectations in relation to the presentation of the annual report to the House, and the publication of the annual report by the Crown entity. Section 1.3.4 contains a consolidated timetable of this information.
1.3.1 Annual report provided to the Minister
Statutory requirement: Section 150(1)(b) of the CEA:
(1) A Crown entity must—…
(b) provide the [annual] report to its responsible Minister no later than 15 working days after receiving the audit report under section 156.
Crown entities have 15 working days[8] from the time the audit report is provided to finalise and print their annual report as well as provide it to their responsible Minister so that the Minister can present it to the House.
Notes
- [8]Under Subpart 1 of Part 4 of the CEA a “working day” has the meaning set out in section 2(1) of the PFA. A “working day” is defined to mean any day except: Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, the Sovereign's Birthday, Labour Day, Waitangi Day; and the day observed as anniversary day in Wellington; and a day in the period commencing on 25 December in one year and ending on 15 January in the next year.
